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angioedema en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄγγος (ángos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon)lbor. English angio- English edema English angioedema From angio- + edema.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
   • Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency.

Forms

Relateds

angioedematous

Synonyms

Quincke's edema

Translations (11)

cs angioedém (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · tr anjioödem (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · cmn 血管性水腫 /血管性水肿 (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · es angioedema (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · id angioedema (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · el αγγειοοίδημα (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · nl angio-oedeem (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · pl obrzęk naczynioruchowy (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · de Angioödem (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · fi angioödeema (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues) · pt angioedema (swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues)